We Love Trees, But Can ...
Photo: SWNS.COM/ SWNS via the Guardian We are, after all, named TreeHugger , and have noted before on TreeHugger and Planet Green that trees are effective and sophisticated cooling devices, but perhaps one can have too much of a good thing. David Alvand, a civil engineer in Plymouth, Devon, planted a leyland cypress tree in his front yard in 1991 and it is certainly shading h… Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original: We Love Trees, But Can You Have Too Much...
Is Riding a Bike On The...
April recently wrote In Defense of Sidewalk Bike Riding , suggesting that it’s OK in certain circumstances: “I believe there are in everyday cycling occasions on which a cyclist may need to sidewalk ride.” Meanwhile economist Felix Salmon weighs in at Reuters: … Read the full story on TreeHugger See more here: Is Riding a Bike On The Sidewalk...
Hail the Whale! See And...
Photo from one of Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari Boat Tours In the past week, copious amounts of planktonic krill have drawn large groups of blue whales off the coast of Long Beach in Southern California. As many as 25 whales have been spotted from the shore. Dan Salas, captain of Harbor Breeze Cruises’ 65-foot vessel, told reporters that recently as many as 100 blue whales have been spotted swimming in the wate… Read the full story on TreeHugger...
First Photo of the Offi...
In 1970, USC Architecture graduate Gary Anderson decided to enter the Container Corporation of America’s design contest. His entry because the universal symbol for recycling . via BuzzFeed Post from: BlissTree First Photo of the Official Recycling Symbol: Flashback Friday See the original post here: First Photo of the Official Recycling Symbol: Flashback...Princess Di in Lingerie...
Naomi Watts and Jessica Alba love bikes – almost as much as we do. Plus 6 other celebrity bike lovers. ( TheFrisky ) Princess Diana in Lingerie Ads – The Chinese company “Jealousy” sure knows how to make a tacky commercial. ( Lemondrop ) SAMe May Fight Depression – Harvard researchers found that the over-the-counter supplement improved symptoms. ( New York Times ) You Pay $88/Year For Plastic Bags – The hidden cost of using the “urban tumbleweeds”. (...
How can I reuse or recy...
Ok, this is a bit of a rant dressed up as a Recycle This style question – it’s a genuine question but I feel the need to rant too! So many people in my (geeky) world are going nuts for these at the moment and it makes me want to cry — all the packaging, all the waste. Graze boxes are designed to lure people away from vending machines and sugary snacks at work and get them eating more natural, healthier alternative instead. For £3.29 a pop, you get a box of snacks...
6 Ill-Conceived Abortio...
Long before there were surgical instruments, Vera Drake , back alleys, wire hangers, Roe v. Wade, abortion clinic bombings, the March for Life, and the most divisive issue ever to hit the U.S. Congress, ancient (and archaic) medical doctors had their own (often barbaric) ideas about how to perform the ever-controversial abortion. Check out our gallery of 6 of the most primitive and absurd methods used during ancient times to terminate an unwanted pregnancy: Post from: BlissTree 6...
The House that One Man ...
Magnetic Island house exterior Photo: Robin Gauld for Sanctuary magazine issue 12 When it came time for our architecture writer, Lloyd, to select the Best Shelter Magazine for TreeHugger’s 2010 Best of Green Awards in Design and Architecture he quickly made his choice: Sanctuary Magazine, from Australia’s Alternative Technology Association (ATA). Indeed he gushed, “so mu… Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more from the original source: The House that...Beach Sunset: Photo of ...
photo: Flickr user Frerieke Post from: BlissTree Beach Sunset: Photo of the Day Read more: Beach Sunset: Photo of the...